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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn

How Brexit nearly scuppered the ‘festival of Brexit’

People gather at the opening in September of PoliNations, a garden in Birmingham’s Victoria Square.
People gather at the opening in September of PoliNations, a garden in Birmingham’s Victoria Square. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/PA

For some, the whole project was supposed to be a celebration of Britain’s departure from the EU. Which means there is more than a little irony in the fact a main concern of the “festival of Brexit” organisers was the impact of leaving itself.

Disruption to the supply of workers and materials, as well as increased costs, emerged as one of the risks overshadowing the project, according to records.

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